What you'll hear inside Panagia Kapnikarea Church:

• 1
  Main Church of the Presentation of Mary

  This principal church dates from the 11th century and features a notable architectural design: an inscribed-cross plan set within a square footprint, crowned by a dome supported on four columns.

• 2
  Chapel of Saint Barbara

  This 12th-century chapel sits on the north side of Atenas, built against the northern gable wall and crowned with its own dome.

• 3
  Frescoes by Fotis Kontoglou

  Striking neo-Byzantine frescoes painted in 1955 by Fotis Kontoglou, a renowned contemporary artist.

• 4
  Panagia Mosaic

  This striking mosaic, created by Elli Voila in 1936, depicts the Virgin Mary holding the Christ Child and occupies the tympanum above the south entrance.

• 5
  Marble Iconostasis

  This modern marble iconostasis features ornately carved frames that are faithful reproductions of original Byzantine medieval designs.

• 6
  Exonarthex

  This 12th-century western vestibule, distinguished by its three gabled roofs, houses the striking mosaic of the Panagia.